Adjustable sash holder



y 1948- c; F. RECKLITIS ADJUSTABLE SASH HOLDER Filed April 4, 1947Patented May 25, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to adjustable sash holders intended to beemployed in frictionally holding dwelling windows in any position towhich moved.

The problem of replacing broken sash cords is a common and troublesomeone involving considerable expense and often marring of the windowconstruction. The sash holder of the present invention may be used as asubstitute for sash balancing means which have become broken, or it maybe installed in new windows with an appreciable saving in constructioncosts.

It is the general object of this invention to provide a simple andefficient form of friction engaging sash holder which may beconveniently adjusted at any time to provide the required amount ofresistance to window-movement.

In particular, it is an object of this invention to provide a sashholder having a spring pressed member for frictionally engaging thewindow frame adjacent the edges of the sash which may be very easily andreadil installed. A related object is attained by the provision of anadjustable sash holder comprising a minimum of parts.

It is a further object of this invention to p1'0 vide a sash holderhaving an unsymmetrical configuration which will afford a relativelylarger amount of clearance with respect to the glass of the sash andthereby minimize the possibility of breakage in installation oradjustment.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from aconsideration of the following detailed description of a preferredembodiment of the invention taken with the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a front el evation of a conventional window structurepartially sectioned to show the application of the sash holder of thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line II-II of Fig. 1showing the sash holder in operative position; and

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing further details of thesash holder.

With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, a conventional window structure I!) isshown comprising a window frame [2, an upper sash l4, and a lower sashI6. The lower sash l6 includes stiles l8 and maintained between aparting strip 22 and an inside stop strip 24' in the conventional mannerindicated in Fig. 2:.

Preferably, the upper and lower sashes I4 and IE will each be providedwith two sash holders 26 mounted in opposed relation in opposite stiles.The construction of the sash holder is such that two holders are oftensufiicient for a single sash, although additional ones may be used wherethe sash is unusually large or heavy. If only a single sash holder isemployed, there may be a tendency to force the sash to one side of theframe and produce unwanted friction between the sash and the adjacentside of the frame.

The details of construction and the arrangement of the parts of the sashholder 26 are best illustrated in Fig. 3. The sash holder 26 ispreferably made of a non-corroding metal and formed to shape in anyconventional manner. Frictional engagement with the window frame i2 isattained by a rectangular runner block 28 received in a chamberedhousing member 30 which is fitted into the stile I8 in the manner shownbest in Fig. 2, and urged into engagement by a spring 32 having anadjusting screw 34.

The runner block 28 is elongated to provide adequate bearing surfacewith the window frame and to maintain the window sashes in parallelrelation thereto. By forming the block 28 with opposite rounded ends 35,36, gouging of the window frame is prevented. It will be noted that therunner block 28 includes a plunger portion 38 provided with an end 42 ofreduced diameter forming an abutment shoulder 46 for engagement with theadjacent end of the spring 32.

The chambered housing member 36 is of integral construction formed toprovide a rectangular slot 45, a trough portion 46 forming acontinuation of the opposite sides of the slot 45, and a tubular.portion 48. The free end of the tubular portion 48 is provided withinternal threads 50 for threaded engagement with the adjusting screw 34.

It is to be particularly noted that the slot 45, which extendslengthwise of the elongated face plate portion 43, is offset withrespect to the longitudinal axis of that portion. This unsymmetricalarrangement of the slot as and the trough portion 46 which forms an inline continuation thereof is an important feature of the invention. Thetubular portion 48, which is preferably circular in cross-section, opensinto the bottom of the trough portion 4'6, is disposed centrallythereof, and has an internal diameter approximately that of the width ofsaid trough portion.

The complemental engagement .of the face plate 43 and trough portions ofthe housing 30 with the rectangular runner block 28 constrain the latterfrom turning and together with the close fitting plunger 38 guide itsoutward and inward reciprocating movement.

In the installation of one of the sash holders 26, the stile It as shownin Fig. 2 is mortised to provide a recess 52 for the face plate ,43 andtrough portions and bored to provide an opening accessible at the inneredge of the stile for receiving the tubular portion 48 and permittingadjustment of the screw 34. The housing 3% will extend lengthwise of thestile in the manner shown in.Fig 1 and will have its face plate portion43 turned so that the ofiset of the slot 55 will be in the direction ofthe inside of the sash IB, that is toward the stop strip 25. In thismanner the necessary width of the face plate cs is attained while at thesame time, the bored opening and the adjusting screw 34' are given addedclearance with'respect to the plane of a window glass 56, for example. 7r

tom of the trough portion centrally thereof; a

rectangular runner block complementally fitting V the slot and troughportion of the chambered member andhaving a plunger portion formed 2..An adjustable 'sash holder comprising a chambered member, adapted to beset into a sash, said-chambered member including a rec- One end of thecoiled compression spring .32

encircles the reduced end 42 and abuts the shoulder 40 of the plunger38; Rotation of the kerfed adjustingscrew 34 in the'proper directionwill increase or decrease the-resilient force which 7 the block 28exerts as it slides in the window frame and accommodates itself toanyirregusaid slot, and a tubular portion opening into the there has beenprovided an improved form of 7 adjustable sashholder, which isdependable in operation, easy to manufacture and install, and whichminimizes the possibility of window breakage during installation oradjustment;

It will be appreciated that the disclosed em- I bodiment is anillustrative'one'and that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and Cir arrangement of parts without departing from V 1. Asash holder comprising a chambered member adapted to be set into a sash,said chambered member including an elongated face plate having arectangular slotjextending lengthwise thereof, a trough portion formingan inward continuation of the longitudinal edges of said slot,an'd'atubular portion opening into the bottangular. face plate having arectangular slot extending lengthwise thereof and disposed un'symmetrically with respect to the, longitudinal axis of said plate, atrough portioniormi'nggan inward continuation of the longitudinal .edgesof within the tubular portion encircling the endof reduced diameter andhaving one end arranged to engage the abutment shoulder; andascrewthreaded into-the tubular portion to providean abutment for the otherend of the spring, 7

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